Pitch biases sensorimotor synchronization to auditory rhythms by Jesse K. Pazdera, Laurel J. Trainor

“…In Experiment 1, we observed U-shaped patterns in both mean asynchrony and continuation tapping rates, with participants tapping latest and slowest when synchronizing to low and extremely high (above 2000 Hz) pitches, and tapping earliest and fastest to moderately high pitches. …”
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Sexual harassment complaints across BSE100 companies: a longitudinal dataset (2013–2023) by Divya R., Gopi Ranga Nath V

“…This dataset can be utilised by the Indian Ministry of Women & Child Development and related stakeholders as a foundation for studying the impact of previous interventions and policy changes on complaint reporting rates. Additionally, it can also be used to analyse patterns and trends and give way to revisions to existing legal frameworks and improvements to grievance redressal mechanisms for sexual harassment complaints. …”
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Clinical and survival differences between second primary and first primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a retrospective study by Xin Huang, Ying Kong, Tianyu Wu, Zhen Meng, Min Kang

“…Therapeutically, 2nd NPC patients showed significantly lower rates of curative-intent treatment (75.6% vs. 91.3%, p = 0.010), lower rates of good treatment tolerance (86.7% vs. 96.1%, p = 0.068), reduced chemotherapy utilization (73.3% vs. 89.3%, p = 0.014), and less frequent cisplatin use during concurrent chemotherapy (66.7% vs. 84.4%, p = 0.034). …”
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Examining perinatal regionalization in practice: a network analysis of maternal transport in Georgia by Jingyu Li, Stephanie M. Radke, Lauren N. Steimle

“…Elevated transport rates suggest a lack of access to risk-appropriate care in rural regions. …”
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Assessing vaccine coverage and delivery strategies for influenza and COVID-19 among Italian healthcare workers: A 2015–2023 case study by Domenico Pascucci, Alberto Lontano, Eleonora Marziali, Giuseppe Vetrugno, Umberto Moscato, Patrizia Laurenti

“…A retrospective cohort study analyzed vaccination data from 6,341 hCWs between 2015 and 2023, examining acceptance rates across different vaccination delivery models. …”
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A longitudinal investigation of school absenteeism and mental health challenges among Canadian children and youth in the COVID-19 context by Amanda Krause, Maria Rogers, Yuanyuan Jiang, Emma A. Climie, Penny Corkum, Janet W. T. Mah, Natasha McBrearty, J. David Smith, Jess Whitley

“…As well, research demonstrates that children and youth who experience mental health challenges are at greater risk of increased school absenteeism rates. The present study investigated the school attendance patterns of Canadian children and youth and the longitudinal and bidirectional links with mental health challenges within the COVID-19 pandemic context. …”
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Characterizing Breast Tumor Heterogeneity Through IVIM-DWI Parameters and Signal Decay Analysis by Si-Wa Chan, Chun-An Lin, Yen-Chieh Ouyang, Guan-Yuan Chen, Chein-I Chang, Chin-Yao Lin, Chih-Chiang Hung, Chih-Yean Lum, Kuo-Chung Wang, Ming-Cheng Liu

“…Evaluation using 3D-ROC analysis also indicated that the DNN was the best detector based on metrics like target detection rate and overall effectiveness. The DNN model further exhibited the capability to identify tumor heterogeneity, differentiating high- and low-cellularity regions. …”
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Global surge: exploring cryptocurrency adoption with evidence from spatial models by Ivan Sergio, Jan Wedemeier

“…Our findings reveal that cryptocurrency adoption is significantly influenced by economic instability, infrastructure availability, and spatial dynamics, with higher adoption rates in countries with limited access to traditional financial systems.…”
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Censoring Sensitivity Analysis for Benchmarking Survival Machine Learning Methods by János Báskay, Tamás Mezei, Péter Banczerowski, Anna Horváth, Tamás Joó, Péter Pollner

“…The framework systematically reduced observation periods and increased censoring rates while measuring performance through multiple metrics following Bayesian hyperparameter optimization. (3) Results: Model performance showed greater sensitivity to increased censoring rates than to reduced observation periods. …”
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Socioeconomic and locational disparities in primary education completion in Burkina Faso by Lazarus Obed Livingstone Banda

“…Design/methodology/approach – Using a quantitative, non-experimental approach, the study analyzes nationally representative secondary data using hierarchical linear modeling, binary logistic regression and propensity score matching (PSM) to assess correlational patterns in completion rates. Findings – The results indicate significant regional and urban-rural disparities in completion rates, with urban students showing markedly higher odds of completing primary education than their rural peers. …”
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Patient Adherence for Oral Combination Therapies in Diabetes Management: A Scoping Review by Maryam Zarrinkamar, Mojgan Geran, Mohammad Geran

“…Dual therapy regimens demonstrated adherence rates ranging from 49% to 80.8%, while FDC therapies showed adherence rates ranging from 60.3% to 98.9%. …”
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The major risk factor of stroke across Indonesia; a nationwide geospatial analysis of universal health coverage program by Andi Alfian Zainuddin, Rais Reskiawan A. Kadir, Hedi Kuswanto, Jumraini Tammasse, Nurul Qalby, Andi Afdal Abdullah, Ari Andini Junaidi, Al Asyary

“…Methods The data were collected from the Social Health Insurance Administration Body, which manages Indonesia’s universal health coverage, between 2017 and 2022. Crude incidence rates for the diseases were calculated and spatial distribution patterns were analyzed using Global and local Moran analysis. …”
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Electrical Activity of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Critically Ill Patients by E. V. Alekseeva, T. S. Popova, P. S. Salnikov, G. A. Baranov, I. N. Pachechnik

“…With an increase in the total severity of the condition and in the magnitude of IF regardless of the disease profile, there were unilateral GIT EA changes, their moderate and rather high correlation with APACHE II, SAPS II, SOFA, LOD scores, IF stage — with 28-day survival rates. The use of glutamine provided an increase in 28-day survival rates in patients with an APACHE II score of > 15 scores and type 2 GIT EA. …”
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Using online public animal price data as a signal for predicting an increase in animal disease outbreak reports: a pilot study on cross-correlation modeling in Thailand by Veerasak Punyapornwithaya, Supitchaya Srisawang, Chalita Jainonthee, Wengui Li, Ronello Abila, Bolortuya Purevsuren

“…Cross-correlation analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between animal prices and disease outbreak report patterns. Data from January 2021 to December 2023 (primary dataset) were analyzed to identify cross-correlation patterns, while data from January to September 2024 (extended dataset) were incorporated to evaluate the consistency of the observed cross-correlation over the study period. …”
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Analysis of single-cell and spatial transcriptomics in TNBC cell-cell interactions by Yan Xin, Qiji Ma, Qiang Deng, Tielin Wang, Dongxu Wang, Gang Wang

“…Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly malignant tumor in women, characterized by high morbidity, mortality, and recurrence rates. Although surgical treatment, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy are the mainstays of current treatment methods, the high heterogeneity of TNBC results in unsatisfactory outcomes with low 5-year survival rates. …”
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Optimization complexity and resource minimization of emitter-based photonic graph state generation protocols by Evangelia Takou, Edwin Barnes, Sophia E. Economou

“…We develop optimizers that minimize the number of entangling gates, reducing them by up to 75% compared to naive schemes for moderately sized random graphs. …”
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Diphtheria and its prevention by Ryabenko Yu.N., Ryabenko E.B.

“…The article analyzes statistical data on the incidence of diphtheria in the Russia at the end of the XX and the beginning of XXI century, provides absolute and relative intensive incidence rates in the country level, examines the patterns of the epidemic process, and defines the role of population antitoxic postvaccination immunity in the prevention of this infection. …”
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Pleural mesothelioma incidence and use of systemic treatment decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic in The Netherlands by Illaa Smesseim, Li-Anne H. Douma, Jacobus A. Burgers, Ronald A. M. Damhuis

“…Incidence, treatment patterns, and survival rates were analyzed using statistical methods, including Kruskal–Wallis and log-rank tests. …”
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Molecular epidemiology of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> in intensive care units by Demet Timur, Mustafa Ömür Parkan, Esma Gündüz Kaya

“…Results: the resistance rates of the strains for amikacin, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ceftazidime, cefepime, imipenem, meropenem, colistin were 2.7%,18.7%, 38.7%, 22.7%, 16%, 5.3%, 64%, 60%, and 2.7% respectively. …”
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Does rail transit access affect firm dynamics? Analysis of firm births and closures in Maryland, USA by Basheer Saeed, Hiroyuki Iseki

“…From 1991 to 2009, areas within close proximity to passenger rail stations in Maryland experienced a wide range of rates of growth in firm density, depending on the year of station opening. …”
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